# CVE-2023-50951: IBM QRadar Suite information disclosure

> Attackers can obtain sensitive information from logs generated during invalid authorization attempts in IBM QRadar Suite.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w427-3xrr-2ccq

## What is CVE-2023-50951?

CVE-2023-50951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security, published on 17 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM QRadar Suite 1.10.12.0 through 1.10.17.0 and IBM Cloud Pak for Security 1.10.0.0 through 1.10.11.0 in some circumstances will log some sensitive information about invalid authorization attempts.  IBM X-Force ID:  275747.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50951?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Cloud Pak for Security, Ibm Qradar Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-50951?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50951 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-50951 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50951 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security

- [CVE-2025-25022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25022/): IBM QRadar Suite Software and IBM Cloud Pak for Security information disclosure (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2021-29696](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29696/): Command injection in Cloud Pak for Security (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2025-25021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25021/): IBM QRadar Suite Software and IBM Cloud Pak for Security code injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-47726](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47726/): IBM QRadar Suite improper input validation (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-38385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38385/): Missing authorization in Cloud Pak for Security (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-50951 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-50951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security, published on 17 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50951 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Cloud Pak for Security. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50951/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50951/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50951
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50951
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50951

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50951/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.